On Tuesday night, starting Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Jaeden Roberts made an official announcement on social media that he would return to Tuscaloosa for the 2025 season.
With the decision of Roberts to return, Alabama now has three starters along the offensive line that will be back next season, joined by left tackle Kadyn Proctor and center Parker Brailsford.
The other two, left guard Tyler Booker and right tackle Elijah Pritchett, have since announced that they will not return in 2025. Booker declared for the 2025 NFL draft, while Pritchett recently entered the transfer portal.
As for Roberts, the former four-star prospect out of the 2021 class is coming off a 2024 season in which he started 11 games at right guard for Alabama. Roberts also started eight games for the Crimson Tide in 2023, and enters his redshirt senior season in 2025 as the favorite to start at right guard once again, as well as be one of the SEC’s top players at the position.
Jaeden Roberts will return to Alabama in 2025. pic.twitter.com/1yq4FYhjAa
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) January 8, 2025